On December 19, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission rules for the elimination of suction and hair entrapment risk in public swimming pools will go into effect. State of Wisconsin plan review is necessary when modifying swimming pools and water attractions to comply with the December 2008 federal Virginia Graeme Baker suction regulation. [read more of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce bulletin]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff has also prepared a guidance
document that spells out the technical requirements of the regulation.
There are many resources made available by the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, including pages on:
Summary analysis of the legislation
Entrapment prevention in pools and spas
Additional notes--
December 10, 2008: Link to Wisconsin Department of Commerce S&B Public Swimming Pools Program
December 16, 2008: Link to CPSC news release (12/15/2008)
Links:
http://www.commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-SwimmingPoolsWisGraemeBaker.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/vgpsa.pdf
http://apsp.org/clientresources/documents/Siddiqui_EntrapmentPools,Spas_reprint.pdf
http://apsp.org/clientresources/documents/Summary_PSSafetyAct07-08.pdf
http://commerce.wi.gov/SB/SB-SwimmingPoolsProgram.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09065.html
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Entrapment risk in public swimming pools
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